Better than Memory Foam

Day 3: Resting as Children of the Resurrection

Years ago, when my sister-in-law asked me (prior to her becoming a mother herself) what the best part of motherhood was. . .  I told her, adamantly, BEDTIME! I was only half kidding. The bedtime ritual of reading stories, giving kisses, hugs, and snuggles really is a favorite time; so is the quiet of the home when all are sleeping. Some days I am ready for bedtime when I walk through the door. Other days I could make the bedtime process last for hours.

I have learned over time that everyone has a different threshhold for tiresome things. For me, building new relationships, talking and sharing can be really, really exhausting. I love people and am not too terrible at conversing, but it still can be tiresome.  When we talked last night about being tired Colby said he gets tired when he sees other people yawn. Asa knows that he is wiped when he spends lots of time outdoors. Paige gets tired from just watching the dog close his eyes. Big D, he is tired of worrying.

Christ tells the Tarjeson's tonight in devotions, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Sweeter rest than my memory foam pillow, I ask? Most certainly. The kind of rest I get with TWO ear plugs in at night? Yup. How about rest like letting go of a long-time hurt, or turning over a lingering fear, or cool relief on a burning worry. Now that's more like it.

God gives Moses these words of comfort before he passes his goodness before him, before he sheilds him in the cleft of a rock and protects him with his hand and allows him to see his back, resting in the peace that he will be with him always. Imagine Gods hand sheilding you from your tiresome issues.

Living as a people of the resurrection is a lot like finding rest. We don't need to practice our problems. We should stop replaying them in our mind. Rehearsal for our worries is never a neccessary evil. Instead find rest in him. Stroke the smooth cross in your pocket and remember that in him we are to be still, know peace, and find great joy. Rest in knowing we are a children of the resurrection.